'Rose Pink' Thomas Sheraton's formula (1803)
"1oz of whiting, finely pounded in a mortar with a decoction of Brazil wood"
Whiting = silica
Brazil wood = a hard timber, bright orange in colour with dark red stripes.
All my recipes endeavour to use the original 18th / 19th century (and 20th MY age?) ingrediants. I believe we can do better jobs using modern technology and products.But it just 'aint the same.
I still put hoss shite on MY Roses!!!!